AH-132: Introduction to Healthcare Professions

Catalog Info

Title when registering
Intro to Healthcare Profession
Credit Hours
3.00
Contact Hours Per Week
4 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description

This course is designed to introduce students to various health care professions. It includes skills and topics common to all healthcare providers such as ethical and legal issues, professionalism, cultural considerations, vital signs, body mechanics, communication, infection control, and evidence based practice. This course will also introduce key elements in the formation and modification of medical terms. This course has a lab hands on component.

Credit for Prior College-Level Learning

Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Skilled Demonstration
Portfolio Review
Skilled Demonstration Details

Skill checks for:

  • Basic assessment and vital signs
  • Hand washing
  • Don/Doff PPE
  • Patient transfers
Portfolio Review Details

Portfolio including: Certifications/Licensure/Registrations as a healthcare provider. Evidence of implicit bias training Experience with direct patient care Evidence of healthcare education/training covering topics in this course. May include letters of recommendation, syllabus, transcript, curriculum.

Office Contact
School of Health and Human Services: 313-845-9877, hhsinfo@hfcc.edu, Health Careers Education Ctr, Room: G-132
Requirements are subject to change. The information represented here is effective starting Fall 2025 and applies to the current catalog year. If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the My Progress section of HFC Self Service.